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April 1, 1947.

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Patented Apr. 1, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SEALIN G DEVICE James W. McConaghy, Phillipsburg, N. J., assignor to Ingersoll-Rand Company, New York,

N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey Application May 2d, 1944, serial No. 537,493

This invention relates to a sealing device for a rotary member, as for example the shaft of a cenretention of. the non-rotary, axially movable component in the correct sealing and operative relations with the rotary sealing component.

2 Claims. (Cl. 286-11) t 2 subjected to the discharge pressure of the iluid being Pumped.'

'I'he impeller is'spaced from the end wall 21 ofthe chamber 23 so that uid may circulate freely therebetween. It carries, on its rearward end, an annular extension 23 that encircles the lshaft 23 and .extends part way into a recessI 29 Another object is to prevent the occurrence of undue vibratory movement of the movable sealing member and the parts associated therewith.

Still another object is to assure axial alignment of the non-rotary sealing member with the' rotary sealing member and to effect the speedy return of the non-rotary member to axial alignment with the rotary member in the event that the former is shifted radially out of its normal operative position.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar parts,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation, partly in section, of a pump equipped with a sealing device"m constructed in accordance with the practice of the invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a detail,

Figure 3 is an elevation, in section, of a fragmentary portion of such detail,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing Figures 5 and 6 are Vviews similar to Figures 2 and 3, respectively. Y r

Referring to the drawings and at rst more particularly to `Figures 1,-2 .and 3,` 20 designates mounted on the shaft and secured thereto by a in the end surface of a collar 30 arranged on the shaft 23. A packing' member 3| in the recess 29 prevents the leakage of fluid along the shaft 23 into the collar 30.

The collar 30 lies within a bore 32 in the casing 22 and seats against a shoulder 33 on the shaft 23. The collar is keyed to the shaft by a pin 34 an end of which extends into a slot 35 in the collar.

On the end -of the collar 30 facing the chamber 23 is a sealing surface 36 that cooperates with an end of a sealing member 31 encircling the shaft 23. The sealing member 31 is' the non-rotary component of the sealing device. It is seated in a recess 38 in an end surface of a holder 39 and may be secured thereto in any suitable manner. The holder 39 is preferably in the form of an annular plate, and the bores within said holder and the sealing member 31 are of larger diameter than the extension 28 which these parts encircle to permit the free flow of fluid through the holder ture 45 to receive the extension 28. The aperture is of larger diameter than the extension to aiord communication between the interior of the cage and the chamber 26 so that the liquid may threaded connection 25. The chamber 26 within the casing 22 containing the impeller may be provided with .the usual inlet and outlet openings (not shown) and is, as will be readily understood,

ow freely from the chamber 26 through the cage and the bores in the holder 39 and the sealing member 31 to the sealing surface 36.'

The interior surface of the cage 4| is of cylindrical shape and constitutes a guiding surface 46 for a ring 41. The ring 41 is forced in the direction of the sealing member 31 bya, spring 48 of the helical compression type that seats at one end against the wall 44 and at its other end against an internal flange 49 in the ring 41.

The ring 41 is slidable on the guiding surface 4-6, andt on the side of'the flange confronting the holder 33 is a coniform surface 5|) that seats aclaratagainst a similar surface Ii'at'the marginalportionv of the end surface 52 of the holder. The surfaces. 58 and 5I are coaxial with the shaft 23 and with the active sealing portions of the member l1 and the collar 38. 'I'he sealing member 31 wi1l,'by reason of this arrangement and the pressure of the springv I8 against the ring `l1, always tend to remain in the correct axialI 'relationship with the surface 36 and will be quickly returned to such position whenever said member and its holder are caused to move laterally of the shaft by vibration incident to the operation of the pump.

l.the sealing member having a cylindrical portion In suchcase the -surface '52 will ride radially overvthe coniform surface 58 and move the ring l1 away from the sealing surface 36. thereby increing the compression of the spring which, by

its reaction, will again move the ring ,41 in the opposite direction and cause the sealing member to be shifted radially to its corect operative position. f From the foregoing description, it will be read-l ily apparent that the ring not only serves to "centralize the sealing member with respect to the sealing surface 36 but also to damp out vibration of the sealing member and its holder.

In order to obviate'the necessity of effecting fiuidtight fits .between the surfaces 58 and y5I 26 to the sealing surfaces of the collar I8 and the member 31.

Inthe form of the invention shown in Figures 4 to 6 inclusive, the cage, designated 54, is provided at its end wall 55 with a cylindrical portion 56 the interior surface of which constitutes a guiding surface 5'! for a ring 56 that lis slidable thereon. l v

The ring 58 has'an internal ange .58, and a compression spring 68 within the ring acts against one end of said ange and at its other end against a wall 6| on the cylindrical portion 58 to urge the ring in the direction of the sealing surface 86. On the opposite side of the flange 59 is a coniform surface 82 for engagement with an the sealing member 61.

.from the Achamber 26'to the sealing surface 86,

and they are encircled by a Sylphon 61 connected at one end to the holder 8| and at its other end to the inner surface of the end wall I claim:

i. In a sealing device, the combination of a casing having a chamber for iluid and a rotor hav-u ing a sealing surface, asealing member to cooperate with the sealing surface for controlling the leakage of fluid fromthe chamber, a holder for and an annular seating surface at the juncture of the peripheral surface and an end surface of said portion. a cage on the casing encircling the rotor having its interior in communication with the chamber and having a guiding surface, a ring slidable on `the guiding surface having a coniformsurface coaxial with the seating surface to seat thereagainst for retaining the sealing member in axial alignment with the sealing surface, a spring in the cage to press the coniform surface against the seating surface and to press the sealing member against the sealing surface,- and an annular resilient sealing member hermetically connected tothe holderand the cage to prevent the ow of iluid from ,the cage around the outer marginal portion of the holder.

2. In. a sealing device, the combination of 'a casing having a chamber for uid and a -rotor having a .sealing Surface, asealing member to cooperate with the sealing surface for controlling the leakage of fluid from the chamberya holder for the sealing member having a cylindrical portion and 'an annular beveled seating sur- The seating surface .68 is located on a boss' and the ring 58 are exposed to the liquid flowing face at the juncture of the peripheralv surface and an end surface of said portion, a cage on the casing encircling the rotor having its interior in communication with the chamber and having a guiding surface, a ring slldable on the guiding surface'having a veoniiorm surface coaxial with the seating surface to seat thereagainst for retaining the sealing" member in axial alignment with the sealing surface, a spring in the cage to press the coniform surface against the seating surface andto press the sealing member against the sealing surface, and an annular resilient sealing member coaxialk with the spring an'dthe ring in spaced relation therewith and hermetically connected to the cage and the holder for preventing the flow of iluid from the cage around the marginal portion of the holder.

' v JAMES W. McCOhTAGI-IY.f

REFERENCES CITED -The following references are of record in the ille of this patent: l A

UNITED STATES ,PATENTS Date Number Name f l2,015,515 Evans-.. Sept. 24, 1935 2,347,113 Matter. Apr.1s,1944

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